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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy Meliora Weekend! In theme with this weekend, help make our iGEM team ever better and donate to our crowdfunding (link in bio as well) give.rochester.edu/help-ur-igem... Every donation helps and we are so grateful to everyone who has already donated!

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🚨 Double Update! 🚨 Check out our promotional video for the 2026 iGEM Jamboree! Huge shoutout to our Video Manager, Eric for making this possible! @urochester.bsky.social #syntheticbiology #research #iGEM2026 #iGEM #agriculture #STEM

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Check out our project description below! We are delighted to share with you all what we have been working on so far! Stay tuned for more updates shortly..... @urochester.bsky.social #syntheticbiology #iGEM2026 #iGEM #research #agriculture

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We have a double update! Shortly after our first interview, we were able to sit down with Dr. Jonathan Herington and learn more about the ethical concerns that go into our project! A huge thank you to Dr. Herrington for sharing his time and expertise with our team.

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We have had our first P&P Interview! Thank you so much to Dr. Kuhar for sharing your time and knowledge with our team! Your guidance has been invaluable for our project from both a scientific and ethical standpoint. #iGEM #iGEM2026 #universityofrochester #SyntheticBiology #Agriculture #research

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Photos from our Outreach and Education event with Upward Bound! Thank you so much to the coordinators of Upward Bound for having us and working with us to organize this Outreach Opportunity!

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We have officially received our iGEM 2026 distribution kit!! Full unboxing up in our TikTok and Instagram pages!

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Another Sponsor Alert!! Shoutout to @qiagen.bsky.social for donating a Ni-NTA Fast Start Kit, Spin Miniprep Kit, PCR Purification Kit, and a Gel Extraction Kit!! Thank you so much for your support (:

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Huge thanks to Flinn Scientific for providing our team with Sodium Chloride, Agar, and Disposable powder free nitrile gloves!

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Mini Hardware Update!! A couple days ago we had some exciting developments with a core component of our first sprayer prototype: the piezoelectric disk which vibrates at a frequency of 110 kHz, atomizing liquid. 🤯💦 Here is a video of our hardware manager, Sophia, testing it out!

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

As we get deeper into our project this summer, we're looking back at some photos from our Wet-Lab Bootcamp earlier in the season! Thank you to our amazing TA's, Michael, Carrie, and @urochester.bsky.social teaching labs for putting this together! @urengineering.bsky.social #iGEM #syntheticbiology

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The 2026 University of Rochester iGEM Team's crowdfunding page is live! Help us reach our goal by donating through the link below. Your donation will help fund lab supplies and get us to Paris for the iGEM Jamboree! Link: give.rochester.edu. @urochester.bsky.social @urochesteradm.bsky.social

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

We got a big shipment in today! Thanks to our sponsor, Corning, for all the lab supplies.

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

The dichotomy of iGEM: half the team is transforming cells and running PCRs on our first biobricks and the other half is making a poster for our first outreach event.

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Here's our project brochure! Read up to learn about our work.

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

We got our first DNA parts! Big thanks to our sponsor, IDT.

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

We got our distribution kit this week!

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URochester iGEM @uofrigem.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Introducing the 2025 University of Rochester iGEM team: PHAntom! Stay tuned for updates on the team and project throughout the year :D #igem #igem2025 #syntheticbiology

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